Awards
Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.
Nobel Prize–Winning Authors
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Shortlisted for the Wildlife Publication Award in Biography/History of Wildlife Biology, The Wildlife Society
Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in NonfictionWinner of the Cover & Design Award, The Nebraska Center for the Book
A New Statesman Essential Non-Fiction Book of 2021Winner of the PROSE Award in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Association of American Publishers
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
An A Kennedy Smith Book of the Year
An Economist Book of the YearA Behavioral Scientist's Notable Book
A Wall Street Journal Favorite Political Book of the Year
A FiveBooks Best Nonfiction Books of the Year
Winner of the Richard A. Lester Book Award, Industrial Relations Section Industrial Relations Section
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British StudiesHonorable Mention for the Ecocriticism Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British Studies
Financial Times Best Economics Book of the Year 2021A CapX Book of the Year
Winner of the Gold Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards
Winner of the Best Book Award, Political Sociology section of the American Sociological AssociationHonorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association
An Essence Best New Winter ReadNominee for the James Beard Foundation Book Award in Writing
Winner of the C. Wright Mills Award, The Society for the Study of Social Problems
Winner of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Book Award, Association of Black Sociologists
James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee
Winner of the ASLI Choice Award, Atmospheric Science Librarians InternationalWinner of the PROSE Award in Earth Science, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Special Book Award, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Winner of the Award of Excellence in Plants and Environmental Change, Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
Co-Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological AssociationWinner of the Silver Medal in Business Theory, Axiom Business Book Awards